bureaucratic
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Lawyers who are experts in tort claims said the bureaucratic process is lengthy and complex, and any damage award would likely be lower than what a claimant is seeking.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
When Kafka died of tuberculosis in 1924 at age 40, he was virtually unknown; by the late 1930s he was an international phenomenon, his surname a signifier of bureaucratic inhumanity and modern unease.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Olga Kefalogianni said the Greek government did not want visitors to be "burdened" by bureaucratic procedures when entering or leaving the country.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
Some of this is due to the complicated and sometimes bureaucratic system for making claims.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
Chapter Eleven had been dealing with the bureaucratic side of things, getting the death certificates and placing the obituaries.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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